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United States Patent O KEY CONTAINER Edward Kromer, Columbus, OhioApplication June 7, 1952, Serial No. 292,347

2 Claims. (Cl. 150-40) The invention disclosed in this applicationrelates to new and useful improvements in article holders specificallyof the type sometimes called key containers or key holders.

One of the objects is to provide a simple constructed serviceable deviceformed of flexible material whereby a large number of keys or otherrigid articles may be conveniently held or carried for ready accesses insegregated relation to each other and in which the holder or case maypresent a comparatively flat, non-bulky appearance so that it may beconveniently carried in the pocket.

A further object of my invention is the provision in such an articleholder of an arrangement whereby more keys may be carried in relation tothe overall size of the container than has been possible in previouslydesigned holders of this kind or type.

A further object of my invention is the provision of such a holder whichwill have no metal parts which may contact with the clothing of theperson who carries it and thus will cause less wear of the clothing ofthe carrier.

A further object of my invention is the provision of such a containerhaving each of the ends solidly sewed so that there will be nopossibility of losing the keys and so that the keys are held securely inplace, individually procurable, and always covered.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a container whichis inexpensive to manufacture and is flexible.

One of the features of my invention is that the points of the keys areall pointed inward and the point of each one is interposed between thepoints of the two opposite next adjacent keys.

A further feature of my invention is the provision whereby the axis ofeach key is arranged at an angle to the sides of the container wherebyone side of the triangle which each key forms generally is parallel tothe side of the container and it is thus possible to contain additionalkeys over the number which would be possible were the keys positioned sothat the axis of the keys were parallel to the sides of the container.

Further objects and features of my invention will be apparent from thesubjoined specification and claims when considered in connection withthe accompanying drawings illustrating one embodiment of my invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a plan view of an embodiment of my invention, the stitching ofthe container being shown in dashed lines and the keys which arecontained therein being shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the blanks utilized in the manufactureof my container;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a second blank used in the manufacture of thecontainer;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a third blank used in the manufacture of thecontainer;

Fig. 5 is a view in section taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig.l; and

Fig. 6 is a view of an alternative form of blank.

Referring now in detail to the drawings it may be seen that I have shownin Fig. l a key container 11 which is composed of several sheets ofleather, plastic or other flexible material. A blank which forms one ofthese sheets is designated 12 and is more clearly shown in Fig. 2. Thissheet 12 is combined with two additional sheets of this same materialwhich are designated 21 and 2,703,596 Patented Mar. 8, 1955 22. Theblank 12 has a main body portion 13 and end flaps 14 and 15. In formingthe container from the blanks, the end flaps 14 and 15 are stitched tothe main body portion 13 as at 16, 17, 18 and 19. The complementarysheets 21 and 22 are placed to overlie the main body portion 13 and theopposite ends 23 and 24 of the main body portion 13 coincidesubstantially with the corresponding ends of the complementary sheets 21and 22. The complementary sheets 21 and 22 are secured to the main bodyportion 13 by a stitching 26. The stitching 26 is curved or waved andalso forms separated compartments for each individual key which areshown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 as at 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33 and 34.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 5, it may be seen that there areshown pockets 41, 42, 43 and 44 in which keys may be inserted fromopposite directions. As shown therein, in the pockets 41 and 42, thereare inserted the keys 28 and 29. Two additional keys 35 and 36 are showninserted in the pockets 43 and 44. The flaps 14 and 15 cover the largerpart (handle) of the keys and prevent their coming out of the container.Nevertheless, because of the flexible nature of the container, it iseasily possible to turn the flaps back, select any desired key andwithdraw it from the holder. In Fig. 6, there is shown a blank 112having a central body portion 113, end flaps 114 and 115 and side strips121 and 122. could be used instead of the blanks 13, 21 and 22, theflaps 114 and 115 corresponding to flaps 14 and 15 respectively, and thestrips 121 and 122 corresponding to the blanks 21 and 22.

It is to be understood that the above described embodiments of myinvention are for the purpose of illustration only and various changesmay be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention.

I claim:

1. An article holder comprising a sheet of flexible material, said sheethaving a body portion consisting of a central part having sides and endsand formed with end flaps at the two opposite ends and having the endflaps each folded over onto the central part of the body portion, thesum of the areas of said end flaps being less than the area of thecentral part so that said end flaps as so folded over are spaced fromeach other; means for securing said end flaps to said central part atthe corners of said central part; an additional layer of flexiblematerial substantially covering the space between said end flaps; meansfor securing said additional layer to said central part of the bodyportion between the end flaps along an undulating line having aplurality of relatively long side lines each inclined in the samedirection relative to the sides of said sheet so that spaces are formedin said holder, each space having its inner end extending to and beyonda line parallel to and approximately midway between said flaps, saidends being interposed between the ends of adjacent spaces andalternately inclined toward opposite ends of the body portion, andhaving the axes of said spaces all substantially parallel and inclinedrelative to the sides of said sheet, said spaces being provided forholding a maximum number of rigid metallic articles.

2. An article holder comprising a sheet of flexible material, saidholder having a mid-portion provided with an overlying layer of flexiblematerial and with multiple pockets alternately opening at opposite endsof the midportion and having the openings at each end aligned and thepockets being obliquely positioned with relation to the aligned openingsof said pockets; said multiple pockets being formed by continuous meansfor securing the layer of flexible material in a sinuous line from oneside to the other of said mid-portion; said article holder havingadjacent to the aligned openings of said multiple pockets, elongatedpockets disposed along the aligned openings, said elongated pocketsbeing formed by covers folded over from said sheet of flexible materialto retain the contents of the individual pockets.

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